Business
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New Acas report reveals that two thirds of UK workers have felt stressed or anxious about work
A new report from workplace experts, Acas, has revealed that two thirds of workers (66%) have felt stressed or anxious about work over the past year. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask employees in Great Britain about...2019-06-11 2629 0 -
More than one million homes and businesses can now order full fibre broadband via the Openreach network
Dad of eight Shaun Duffield and his family enjoying his new ultrafast broadband connection. Engineers Danny Parkin and Dave Scargill (back row) helped connect up Shaun’s Leeds home are at the back of the shot. More...2019-06-06 2612 0 -
Virgin Trains flies the flag for Coventry
Image caption: BBC Coventry & Warwickshire’s Lorna Bailey and Pete Waterman celebrate the naming of Lady Godiva Virgin Trains has named one of its trains after one of Coventry’s most famous historic icons in celebration of...2019-05-14 2594 0 -
Wolverhampton station artwork celebrates city landmarks and history
An impressive new piece of artwork can now be found in the waiting room on platform one at Wolverhampton station. The large mural, which measures over 10 metres wide and 3 metres tall, has been produced...2019-05-12 1868 0 -
Cyber-attacks on Businesses in 2019
UK firms have reported that the amounts of cyber-attacks into 2019 have rocketed. This has been in relation to most businesses stating that they are not prepared for the breaches according to research uncovered from Hiscox. ...2019-05-09 1785 0 -
Wolverhampton’s new railway station phase one steel frame close to completion
Wolverhampton Interchange partners and apprentices sign one of the steels to be used in the construction of the new railway station building The steel framework for phase one of City of Wolverhampton’s new railway station building is close...2019-04-27 1724 0 -
No Clear Brexit in Sight: UK votes against the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement once again.
Voting 344 to 286, the UK Parliament voted against Theresa May’s Brexit Withdrawal Agreement for the third time. With not much support from both the Labour Party and the Conservative, the deal was declined on what was meant to...2019-04-26 1563 0 -
No-deal Brexit results in the pound jumping to highs
The pound jumps to a nine-month high, last seen in June 2019, due to Parliament’s rejection of Brexit deal The pound can now traded in at a value of $1.3380, levels were only seen to be this seen high back in June of 2018. The figure is up from a former low of $1.3064, which...2019-04-25 1461 0 -
Exit fee restriction on investment fund supermarkets
The exit expenses of certain supermarkets, which can add up to hundreds of pounds, successfully attach investors to one supplier, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. The organisation has now proposed a crackdown on these...2019-04-19 1628 0 -
Debenhams offers Ashley £150 million
Debenhams has said it will “give a considerable thought” to Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct idea of a £150m loan. Sports Direct, 61% of which is possessed by Mr Ashley, affirmed in March that it had offered a loan to Debenhams as a major aspect of a...2019-04-17 1773 0